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RJ Barrett

Canadian professional basketball player, born 200090 QUOTES

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Rowan Alexander “RJ” Barrett Jr. is a Canadian professional basketball player in the NBA, born in 2000. He is best known for being selected third overall in the 2019 NBA draft by the New York Knicks, after one season of college basketball at Duke. Barrett plays for the Toronto Raptors and earned attention early through his high-level prospect status. Nicknamed “the Maple Mamba,” he came to prominence as a standout scorer and all-around wing during his lone year with the Duke Blue Devils before entering the professional game.

“If you can do your thing on a big stage, it helps, but then to do it against guys that are older than you still gives me confidence that all the hard work I'm putting in is really working and I just got to keep getting better.”

HARD WORKCONFIDENCE

“I work hard to be great every day.”

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“I'm right-handed with everything. My mom was lefty.”

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“I don't really look for the spotlight, I don't look for any of that stuff. I just want to play basketball.”

BASKETBALL

“Any time you meet a great successful player, a successful star, it's just an honour to be in their presence.”

PRESENCETIME

“Obviously, you want to do well. As a competitor you don't like not doing well.”

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“I love playing at Madison Square Garden.”

LOVE

“I embrace New York.”

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“My dad went to the Olympics, so he has that one over me. So if I go there, I'm pretty sure he has nothing to say anymore.”

OLYMPICS

“I'm a LeBron guy, so anywhere he goes that's my team.”

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